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These are photos of everybody’s favorite whackadoodle Helena Boham Carter at the Oscar luncheon yesterday. She looks… almost normal. Everything matches, and she’s even wearing pearls – which Vogue notes are the “Kailis Scarlet pearl strand” and “Kailis Cascade Rose Pearl earrings (they’re from Australia). I even like the dress, although it might have been a bit more flattering if it was just a few inches longer, in my opinion. Anyway, HBC is one of the ladies to watch at the Oscars, not because everyone thinks she will look great, but because everyone can’t wait to see how crazy she looks. HBC knows what’s up too, and she’s having fun with it.
Helena Bonham Carter has warned that her outfit for the Oscars this month “will probably be a catastrophe” – but vowed to at least wear shoes of the same color.
The actress, known for her exuberant clothes and hair – and wearing one red shoe and one green at the recent Golden Globes awards show – said her partner Tim Burton knew how difficult it is to guess what she was going to wear.
“I have no idea,” she said, when asked what she would wear for the February 27 Academy Awards. “Of course I want to have fun … It’s probably going to be a catastrophe. But it’s like, I’m gonna go for it. I’m so indecisive .. I promise I’ll wear the same colored shoes,” she added at a lunch for nominees vying to win an Oscar at the climax to the multi-billion dollar movie industry’s annual awards season. I can suddently I go off piste. But we’ll wait and see. And quite frankly, as my boyfriend knows, it’s right up to the last minute it can go wrong at any time .. It’s a mystery to me at this point.”
Bonham Carter is among five nominees for best supporting actress for her role as King George VI’s wife – the late Queen Mother – in British historical drama “The King’s Speech,” which is frontrunner for a brace of Oscars. The actress, who was accompanied by her mother to the lunch, said preparing for the role had been difficult, because she only had three weeks to research after finishing on the latest Harry Potter movie.
“As we all know, the Queen Mother lived for such a long time, so every biography is at least five inches thick,” she said.
To save time she took a shortcut by talking to royal biographer Hugo Vickers, who “gave me the lowdown,” she said, adding: “And I was trying to get beneath the sort of public service that we all know. It’s difficult because I didn’t think particularly, ‘God, I’m a dead ringer to the Queen Mother.’ I thought well I’ve got to catch some kind of essence, but without being a patronizing impersonation. So it was a fine line … it was daunting.”
[From The Telegraph]
I loved HBC’s portrayal of the Queen Mum – I thought Helena brought a wonderful mix of humor, heart, grit and affection to the role, and the royal family should be thankful that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and their relationship, were handled with such respect. Speaking of, the reigning Queen Elizabeth (daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) screened The King’s Speech privately, and producers say that Liz was “moved” by the film. Sweet.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Fashion, Helena Bonham Carter
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Can. Not. Wait. Whatever it is, it is going to be fantastic! Let’s hope she wins, aswell.
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I adore HBC, can’t wait to see what she wears! She is one of those people I choose when asked if you could sit down to lunch with 5 people living or dead, who would you choose.
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She needs to become “Dame HBC”, she’s a treasure.
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Love that crazy woman!
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She is a lovely kook with amazing skin. xo
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I didn’t think I could find her any more delicious before this article. I was wrong.
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I love her individuality and that she won’t conform to what the so called “fashion experts” call fashionable!
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I love this movie. I would be happy to see all three of that were nominated for their acting roles take home the Oscar. They were all wonderful, Firth especially. And all of them have been doing great work for years. I cried through the whole movie.
Love HBC in general. She seems like she would be an awesome person to grad a drink with.
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Oh my, I didn’t realize that she portrays THAT Queen Mother until I read it in that Telegraph’s piece!
Yes I’m quite a washout in realizing very obvious things…
That woman was so lovely! She was the only member of the British Royal Family I have ever really liked.
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She had to go all out with “the Glamour Girl heart, heart Purse”….luv it, she is always a blast
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Lol, at least she’s warning everyone in advance!
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I can predict with 100% accuracy that EVERYTHING I wear is a catastrophe. I love HBC, she is a role model for all women everywhere who know what not to take seriously.
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Just saw this movie she was wonderful I am keeping my fingers crossed… I haven’t seen the Fighter yet but I hear Melissa Leo may have shot herself in the foot with over campaigning.
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Yet somehow she still manages to make this sedate outfit look hilarious! I love it.
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She is a fantastic actress, even if her fashion sense is a little skewed.
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Can’t wait to see what she wears! Going back to the two different colored shoes she wore at the GGs; I was snowbound last week and ended up watching really old episodes of Sex and the City on E! In one of them Carrie turned up in two different colored shoes! Guess Patricia Field thought that was high fashion at some point….
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“…it can go wrong at any time…”
God, I love her.
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Love that she still calls Tim her boyfriend!! So cute!
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She is the epitome of cool in Hollywood-all these boring plastic bitches have nothing on her style, spunk and attitude! LOVE LOVE Always!
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Love that she is wearing pearls, sheer gloves and a fug handbag, but ROCKING THE HELL out if it!
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Do it Helena. Do it.
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I really do love her and can’t wait to see what she’ll wear, but I hope she at least brings a different purse. She always brings has that same purse.
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I love LOVE her and I want her to win just to hear what will come out of her mouth. She’s clearly amused by the whole celebrity and fashion side of being an actress and loves to have fun with it rather than take it seriously. While I love fashion and clothes, I have the same perspective she does, you need to wear what you love not someone else dictates. As long as all the naughty bits are covered enjoy yourself a little bit …
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It’s refreshing that Helen doesn’t give a damn but I saw an interview she did this morning and her teeth were dark yellow. I’m sorry but I have to draw the line on dental upkeep.
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